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AND DAVE MCDANIEL IS LIVE WITH
THE LATEST.
DAVE: O
COURSE, A1A IS CLOSE.
THE PROBLEM, YOU CAN SEE WITH
ALL OF THE ROAD WASHOUT
COLLAPSING INTO WHAT WAS WASHED
WITH.
TRAFFIC IS STAFFORD AT A BLOCK
TO THE WEST.
YOU CAN GO AROUND THIS AREA.
THIS IS WHY THE DOT MUST FIGURE
OUT HOW TO FIX IT AND MAKE IT
MORE STORM RESISTANT IN THE
FUTURE.
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT AND
CONGRESSMAN JOHN MICA GOT AN UP
CLOSE LOOK WITH THE DOT.
A1A HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY PAST
STORMS, BUT THIS IS ROUGHLY A
MILE LONG.
>> THE STATE'S GOING TO DO OUR
JOB.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PEOPLE
HERE.
CONGRESSMAN MICA IS GOING TO
MAKE SURE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOES THEIR PART.
DAVE: THIS FIX WILL BE
EXPENSIVE.
MICA PLEDGED HE'LL DO ALL HE CAN
FROM THE CAPITOL.
THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY
EXPENSIVE.
THE BIGGEST DAMAGE AND
INFRASTRUCTURE.
DAVE: THE TIMETABLE TO GET THE
WORK DONE AND EXACTLY HOW IT
WILL BE FIXED IS STILL BEING
DISCUSSED.
POWER CREWS ARE DOING WHAT THEY
CAN.
AT ONE POINT, 54,000 CUSTOMERS
OR 80% OF THE COUNTY WAS WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY, THAT NUMBER IS NOW
AROUND 15,000.
>> WE WERE VERY AMAZED WHEN WE
CAME BACK.
WE JUST WANTED TO KEEP DRIVING
RIGHT OUT, SUCH DEVASTATION.
DAVE: AT SURFSIDE ESTATES IN
BEVERLY BEACH, MATTHEW ROARED
THROUGH.
MOST EVACUATED WHEN TOLD.
>> I WOULDN'T HAVE EVER STAYED,
NOT IN ONE OF THESE THINGS.
IF WE WOULD EVER GET WHAT THEY
WERE FORECASTING, NONE OF THESE
HOUSES WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE.
DAVE: NOW IT'S TIME TO REBUILD
AND REJOICE IN THE HELP OF
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
>> RICHARD'S A NEW NEIGHBOR, I
DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT ONE, HE'S
A COUPLE OF STREETS DOWN.
HE STOPPED BY, AND JUST PITCHED
IN.
IT'LL BRING TEARS TO MY EYES IF
I KEEP TALKING
DAVE MANDY OF THE PEOPLE WE
SPOKE WITH, YOU COULD HEAR THE
EMOTION IN THEIR VOICE.
SO MANY PEOPLE WERE RALLYING
AROUND THE ONES WITH THE MOST
DAMAGE.
YOU CAN FEEL THE SENSE OF
COMMUNITY.
OF PALM COAST BECAUSE OF THE
LINGERING POWER ISSUES, THERE
ARE SOME PROBLEMS WITH SEWAGE
BACKUPS.
IF THAT HAPPENS TO YOU, QUICK
USING WATER IMMEDIATELY AND CALL
CUSTOMER SERVICE OR THE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

Flagler County residents picking up the pieces after Matthew

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Updated: 5:26 PM EDT Oct 10, 2016

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. —

Gov. Rick Scott and Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., got a close look at the serious damage to A1A in Flagler County.

Hurricane Matthew seriously chewed up the road for a mile, if not farther.

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"The state's going to do our job. We have a variety of people here. Congressman Mica is going to make sure the federal government does their part," Scott said.

The fix will be expensive. Mica pledged he'll do all he can from the Capitol.

"This is probably the most significant damage that the state has incurred in our transportation system," Mica said.

The timetable to get the work done and exactly how it will be fixed is still being discussed.

Power crews are doing what they can to restore electricity to the 54,000 customers who were left in the dark. That’s 80 percent of all customers. Close to 15,000 customers were still without power by late afternoon Monday.

Many were wondering about the Surfside Estates area.

"We were very amazed when we came back. We wanted to keep driving right out, such devastation," resident Debbie Whitlock said.

Everyone evacuated when told, officials told WESH 2 News.

"I wouldn't have ever stayed, not in one of these things. If we would ever get what they were forecasting, none of these houses would have been here," resident Tom Craig said.

It's a time for many to rebuild and rejoice over the help of friends and family.

"Richard's a new neighbor. I didn't even know that one, he's a couple of streets down. He stopped by and just pitched in. It'll bring tears to my eyes if I keep talking," neighbor Sue Hartl said.

Residents said they are all in it together and promise to make a full comeback.